...Somewhere More Familiar

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...Somewhere More Familiar
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1997 (1997-02-25)
Genre
Length51:54
Label Universal
Producer Paul Ebersold
Sister Hazel chronology
Sister Hazel
(1994)
...Somewhere More Familiar
(1997)
Fortress
(2000)
Singles from ...Somewhere More Familiar
  1. "All for You"
    Released: January 1997 [3]
  2. "Concede"
    Released: 1997
  3. "Happy"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
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...Somewhere More Familiar is the second studio album by the American alternative rock band Sister Hazel, released in 1997 by Universal Records. Although it only peaked at #47 in the U.S., it has gone platinum selling over a million copies. This album contained a re-recorded and more well known version of "All for You", and is Sister Hazel's biggest hit to date, hitting #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. "We'll Find It" was included in the soundtrack for the film The Wedding Planner , starring Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey. The title of the album comes from a lyric in said song.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Sister Hazel (Ken Block, Andrew Copeland, Ryan Newell, Jett Beres, Mark Trojanowski)
No.TitleLength
1."Just Remember"4:37
2."Happy"3:40
3."All for You" (Full Band Version)3:39
4."Look to the Children"4:27
5."Wanted It to Be"4:53
6."Think About Me"3:08
7."So Long"4:34
8."Superman"4:01
9."Concede"3:57
10."Cerilene"5:33
11."We'll Find It"4:59
12."Starfish"4:26

Personnel

Sister Hazel

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

YearChartPosition
1997 Billboard 200 [4] 47

Certification

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [5] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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  3. Reece, Doug (July 12, 1997). "Universal's Sister Hazel Getting 'More Familiar'". Billboard . Vol. 109, no. 28. p. 90. In January, Universal serviced triple-A, modern rock, mainstream rock, and top 40 stations with the act's debut single, 'All For You.'
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